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B.E. Thanks for the compliment, it is certainly nice to read this from such an artist as you are. Very much appreciated. Ah the "old World" how nice it is to hang on to traditions, including active vocabulary. This word being originally British, never got exported to our side of the pond. I need to start using it to confuse my friends (:-) Michael -
ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD
md1400cs replied to DORIS's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Doris, Every time that I log onto your build, I now think of the movie Gravity in IMAX 3D (loved it) --and I think, "this can't be real, you must be posting images that are digital, and playing with our minds", but no! your work is real... Your level of art is Amazing. On our planet you are mostly beyond comparison. An amazing pleasure for all of our eyes. Thank you. Michael- 881 replies
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Nigel, Noted regarding the ropes (:-) BTW you made my day with the word "faff" I had not heard that word since childhood. My mom, who was born in Carlyle, ( A bit North of you) used that word all the time when speaking to my brothers and me. xoxo Thanks for the memories MIchael
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Gil, In this art-form, model ship building, you are one of those who reside at the very top of the pyramid. As a newbie I have so enjoyed following along. I, of course, could not articulate some of the technical notations as many of your peers have done. Nonetheless, you are an inspiration for what can be achieved. Stunning work of a very difficult ship to replicate in miniature. Kudos -- well deserved. Sincerely Michael
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Hello Mates, OK that's enough pain for one morning; such poor results. Going downstairs to make myself a second latè, maybe Irish style (:-). Then, go online and order real ropes from Syren. I could, arguably, get better -practice, practice, practice I get that. But this very inexpensive Model Expo Ropewalk also won't allow for really long runs. So I'm moving forward, and, I don't want to spend the big bucks for the Byrnes (excellent product from all reviews). I don't have a closet full of pending builds. It would need several ships just to pay for itself. Deferring to the experts on ropes. Oh I will also order a complete set of pear wood blocks from Syren as well (:-) PS: The Ropewalk's only problem is operator malfunction, I'm not in any way disparaging the product. It works (:-) Model Expo is an excellent company. In fact I bought my Corel from them, along with many other things. Regards, Michael
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Frank, Thanks so much. BTW I really like how you created that aged wood look on your Delta riverboat build. As a kid these boats always held that romance of the Mississippi river for me. Regards, Michael
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Karl ¡gracias for your kind words. I decided to use a natural darker brown wood, instead of painting because I did not trust my skills with painted wood. I have learned a lot since then. My understanding is that red was the color that the Vasa museum experts believe was used. I have been following your build it looks excellent !! red was the good choice. Regards, Michael
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Andre, Looks really good. I can't tell from your photos, but did you pre-align the angles of the chainplates so that when the shrouds are attached with the deadeyes everything will line up correctly? Just a suggestion (:-) Michael
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Hi Matti, I have not looked in on your build in a while, just catching up. Nice updates. Cannons,and flags look nice. Michael
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Ulises, Thanks. You are right too confusing for me to figure out. I hava a scale sense on hoe to proceed. (:-) I will order from Syren. PS: Your rope formula sure works well. Einstein would approve. Michael
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Ulises, Olà, I need to get ready to buy some rope from Syren Rope Company. What size did you use (end up making) for your vertical ratlines? Your size looks really excellent. Also (:-) do you have any idea how many meters that you needed more or less? Lastly are your upper ratlines smaller in diameter? I will also buy blocks for the entire build. The Corel blocks, well not ok.. Sorry about all of the questions..... thanks for your answers in advance. Michael
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Wacko, Thanks for your always generous postings, always very much appreciated. Michael
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A stupid person's (me) guide for making pulleys, Capt. Steve was nice enough to ask me to share (:-) My first attempt at using a Proxxon lathe to make pulleys in the early stages looked ok. Then came the part that I had to cut and trim the grooved dowel piece in order to slip the new pulleys into the new blocks I just built; Hmmm no good - they looked weak. I then noticed that I had a loose cannon wheel lying about that was the same width as my dowel. Eureka, as a solution I then used my Proxxon rotary tool to spin the carriage wheels in order to cut grooves; again weak and inconsistent results. Then another thought popped in. I could use small deadeyes that are so nicely pre-grooved and then just thin their sides a bit with a rotary tool, and just slip then in; Voilà. The synapses were responding to absolute frustration with my inability to actually make these silly little monsters; cannibalization seemed to be an approach. Regards, Michael
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Dick, Hello, I just discovered your build from the "full view" section. OMG way to hidden. Awesome build. I did not want to click "Like This" 20+ times so, just posting a note here. Super excellent work. A pleasure to see. I will follow along. PS Your long boat is superb. It looks very similar to the Vasa's long boat. I will probably use your technique if I decide to add one for my build. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Michael
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John, Thanks. yes the ship certainly had top heavy issues. It was a brief beauty.Amazing that it is still available to see today. Michael
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Nigel, Thanks for your sage advice, as this will be my first attempt I will remain cautious, and follow your protocol as you suggest. Michael
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Ulises, Excellent idea, I will work with your rigging approach, when the time comes. MIchael
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Hi Mates, Thanks for all of your very kind and supportive postings, like clicks, and also for just dropping by, all much appreciated. Just finishing up the mizzenmast channels as well their corresponding chainplates and deadeyes. For these small and claustrophobically located deadeyes, I decided to pre-rig them. I did not trust my skills by waiting to thread the ropes. I will adjust the ropes once the shrouds are attached to the mast. They look as though they have not been threaded correctly, but they are ok, I just need to rotate the deadeyes back and forth a bit. I know that the channel has been mounted too low, but that has been relegated to hindsight, because stern decorative pieces would not have positioned properly (too many gaps) had I lowered the upper galleries due to my miss-calculations during stern assembly. My fault - Grrrrr. The last two pics. show the beginnings of the next bit; the two blocks that are mounted on those channels. I'm using balsa to create the proper shape, and angles (still a work-in-progress), and then I will cut two out of other wood. The milling machine will get flipped on, hmmm - lets see if I can drill and groove out a proper space for the needed pulleys? On the plus-side pulleys are just already waiting in the wings for just a bit of weight loss on their sides ha ha.... Regards, Michael
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JanV, Nice update.. PS: On the weekends I don't work on the ship, my sweetheart gets annoyed by the sound of the Proxxon rotary tool. Your notations were funny. Michael
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Alexandru, Superb work. Your build is at the top of this art-form Congratulations, it must be very satisfying. It certainly is a joy to follow along Michael
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Hi Buck, Nice to see that you are back, good luck with your house and other things going on.....Sail looks excellent Michael
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JanV, Nice update. Stern section really coming along very nicely. Michael
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ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD
md1400cs replied to DORIS's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Doris, Astonishing talent. You are amazing - so creative. Those cannons are "ridiculous" Please, the idiom of this word, for us in the USA, is used in context when something is so outstanding that many words are needed, but we can't think of them so we just say "that's ridiculous" then add a few more words (:-) Michael- 881 replies
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JanV, Thanks for your very kind thoughts much appreciated. Michael
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